Attempted Train Wrecking.
Laagers Surprised
Another Instance of Defective Scouting.
London, February 19.
Boers mined the railway between Machadodorp and Dalmanitlia, east of Pretoria, hoping to rescue General Ben Viljoen who is a prisoner. The bogie truck in front of tbe armoured train exploded the mine, and the train escaped. Viljoen was not a passenger. Loid Methuen's troops surprised two small laagers, capturing forty of the enemy. Published despatches to the War Office show that Lord Kitchener condemned the precautions taken against surprise at Tweefontein- - where General De Wet inflicted a serious reverse on a British force under Major Williams on Christmas Eve—as being most defective.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume IX, Issue 1197, 21 February 1902, Page 3
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106Attempted Train Wrecking. Pahiatua Herald, Volume IX, Issue 1197, 21 February 1902, Page 3
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